Sightings11/10/2020

Harbour Update – posted 11/10/20

Lytchett Bay’s form continues… This morning, a small team of BTO volunteers tried hopelessly to disguise their excitement from their colleagues as they retuned from a net round to the ringing table. The suspicious looks around several of the team indicated something was up! After processing several Chiffchaff, Reed Bunting, Blackcap, Lesser Redpoll and a Firecrest, the next bird to be processed was a Yellow-browed Warbler! The first record for Poole Harbour this autumn. In other Lytchett Bay news, the Grey Phalarope again made sporadic appearances on the Fields throughout the day, feeding actively at distance.

A juvenile Osprey made a brief appearance in Holes Bay at 11.30am. The Bay also held 620 Wigeon, 47 Curlew, 133 Redshank, 87 Dunlin, 23 Knot, 5 Pintail, 3 Gadwall, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Shelduck & 2 Kingfisher. Eight Spoonbill ventured over onto Brownsea Lagoon today, after staying faithful to Arne in recent weeks.

We carried out a vis-mig session up on Ballard Down early morning too which saw the first 3 Yellowhammer of the autumn pass over, along with 34 Crossbill, 5 Reed Bunting, 17 Lesser Redpoll, c200 each of Linnet and Goldfinch, c100 Chaffinch, 1 Merlin and lots of Meadow Pipit and alba Wagtail

One of the Isle of White White-tailed Eagles was seen over Durlston Country Park this morning at 11am. Surely this bird must have travelled over the harbour?! We’ll find out more when we receive the satellite tag data from the IoW team.

Yellow-browed Warbler – Lytchett Bay – Marie Smith

Osprey – Holes Bay – René Goad

Yellowhammer – Ballard Down

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